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प्रश्न
Explain the following phrase
Spinning yarns
Use it in a sentence of your own.
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उत्तर
To narrate a long and wonderful story
“Mother always spun yarns while putting the baby to sleep at night.”
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
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(B) No sooner __________________________________.
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
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With myrtle mixed in my path like mad;
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The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
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Explain with reference to the context.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The soldier fought bravely__________ his country.
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LSE |
Grundig reel-to-reel |
hollered |
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heralded |
clamorous |
stucco |
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forsythia bushes |
ruffles |
chapped |
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foyer |
mortified |
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Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
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The snake _______________ his head ______________ to strike at the crow.
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- a dark moonless night.
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Explain this using the following point.
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- Lighting the lamp
- Welcome song
- Main events
- Vote of thanks
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| Malar: | Hello, my name is Malar. Could I talk to Mr. Rao, please? I’m his colleague Mr. Vishvanath’s daughter. |
| Selvi: | I’m sorry, my father is out for his morning walk. Do you want to leave a message for him? |
| Malar: | Yes, please. My father had to leave for Madurai all of a sudden since my grandfather is ill. So he won’t be able to come to work for a few days. It would be really nice if your father could inform the office. |
| Selvi: | Don’t worry, I’ll leave the message for my father. |
| Malar: | Thanks a lot. |
| Selvi: | You’re welcome. |
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This is the message that Selvi left for her father the previous day. Write a similar message based on her conversation with Malar. ______ (Date) 4.30 p.m. (Time) Dear Papa, I have my music class at 5.00 p.m. so I am leaving now. I’ve prepared tea and samosa and kept it in the kitchen. Please come and pick me up at 7 p.m. |
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Message ______(Date) ______(Time) Dear Papa, _____________________________________________________________ |
Local Historians
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- Visit a local historical society to see old photographs or artifacts.
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Plan:
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The words in the clouds describe something or someone in the story. Name them in the blanks provided. Make sentences of your own with the words given in the clouds.
Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
| around, across, with, along, to, after, next to, into, from. |
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Use the option to fill in the blank.
Ram ______ a good football player.
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| A | B |
| Whenever | I go, I have friends. |
| Whoever | I am hungry, I eat. |
| Wherever | comes first, wins. |
Look at the words given below and put them under the things that they are made of –
Give another word from the story that means
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| surprised | |
| strange | |
| make up your mind |
The ______ sang beautifully.
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